Vegan Mini Doughnuts Food

MINI MAPLE-GLAZED DOUGHNUTS WITH COCONUT "BACON"

Steps:

• For the coconut "bacon": Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix together the coconut chips, soy sauce, liquid smoke and maple syrup in a medium bowl. Spread in a single layer on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake, stirring halfway through, until the coconut is golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool. The "bacon" will crisp up as it cools.
• For the doughnuts: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the almond milk and coconut oil. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Pour the peanut or canola oil halfway up the sides of a cast-iron skillet and heat to 350 degrees F.
• Whisk together the flour, cane sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Make a well in the center and pour the hot milk mixture in the well. Mix until a thick dough forms. Roll portions of dough into 12 balls and use your thumb to make holes in the centers.
• Fry the doughnuts, in batches, until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Let drain on paper towels.
• Meanwhile, make the maple glaze: Stir together the confectioners' sugar, maple syrup, maple extract and salt in a small bowl. Dip the doughnuts in the glaze and sprinkle with the coconut "bacon" before serving.

VEGAN MINI DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a mini doughnut pan with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, baking soda, nutmeg, salt, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
• Mix soy milk, vegetable oil, vinegar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl.
• Combine the flour mixture and the soy milk mixture and stir until smooth; pour into a mini doughnut pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until doughnuts are light brown and the tops spring back when touched, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Combine confectioners' sugar, soy milk, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; stir until glaze is combined.
• Dip doughnuts into glaze and cool on a wire rack.

BENS MINI DOUGHNUT BITES

Steps:

• Slowly heat the milk in a saucepan until tepid (37°C if using a thermometer). Whisk in the butter, caster sugar and the beaten eggs. Place the yeast into a bowl and and a little milk mixture to the yeast Use your hands to form a smooth paste. Transfer the yeast into the saucepan containing the milk mixture, whisking to combine.
• Sift the flour and ½ teaspoon of salt into a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Gradually pour in the milk mixture, whisking until smooth. Cover the bowl with cling film and set aside in a warm place to prove for approx 1 hour.
• Place remaining caster sugar in a bowl.
• Pour oil into a saucepan until one-third full. Heat over medium-high heat until 165°C.
• Spoon donut mixture into 2"/5cm round balls into the hot oil, ensuring you allow room in the pan for the balls to expand. Cook for 2 minutes then turn over, cook for another 2 minutes or until golden and cooked throughout. Remove from oil, drain on paper towel, then once they are cooled slightly, roll them in the sugar until adequately covered.
• If you are filling the doughnuts make an incision into the doughnuts and place jam (or other filling) into a small piping bag and attatch a 5mm straight-edged nozzle. Push nozzle into the centre of each donut and pipe enough jam to fill. Alternatively, place the jam, clotted cream and melted chocolate into small dipping pots and serve.
• Tip: To melt the chocolate, break into smaller pieces and place into a large bowl. put a couple of inches of water in a pan, boil the water then turn heat down to minimum. Place the bowl over the pan, ensuring the water is not touhing the base of the bowl. The Chocolate should melt after 5-7 minutes, ensure to keep stirring throughout until all lumps have disapeared and you have a lovely smooth texture.

VEGAN DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• mix flour, sugar, and baking powder.
• add egg replacer + water (mixed together before adding), rice milk, oil, and vanilla, mix vigorously until well blended.
• pour batter into a doughnut pan (i'm sure the mixture can somehow be rolled out if you don't have a doughnut pan -- i'm sure a muffin pan might do too).
• put in oven and bake for 8-10 minutes or until done.
• dip into a mixed sugar glaze (powdered sugar and water) or roll in a bag filled with cinnamon and sugar.
• eat away!